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Margaux AOC

Index Margaux AOC

Margaux is a wine growing commune and Appellation d'origine contrôlée within Haut-Médoc in Bordeaux, centred on the village of Margaux. [1]

45 relations: Appellation d'origine contrôlée, Arsac, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, Bordeaux wine regions, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cantenac, Château Boyd-Cantenac, Château Brane-Cantenac, Château Cantenac-Brown, Château d'Angludet, Château d'Issan, Château Dauzac, Château Desmirail, Château du Tertre, Château Durfort-Vivens, Château Ferrière, Château Giscours, Château Kirwan, Château La Tour de Mons, Château Lascombes, Château Malescot St. Exupéry, Château Margaux, Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker, Château Marquis de Terme, Château Palmer, Château Pouget, Château Prieuré-Lichine, Château Rauzan-Gassies, Château Rauzan-Ségla, First Growth, Gironde estuary, Haut-Médoc AOC, Labarde, Landes forest, Malbec, Margaux, Médoc, Médoc AOC, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Regional Bordeaux AOCs, Saint-Estèphe AOC, Soussans.

Appellation d'origine contrôlée

The appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC;; "protected designation of origin") is the French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, all under the auspices of the government bureau Institut national des appellations d'origine, now called Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO).

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Arsac

Arsac is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

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Bordeaux

Bordeaux (Gascon Occitan: Bordèu) is a port city on the Garonne in the Gironde department in Southwestern France.

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Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855

The Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 resulted from the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, when Emperor Napoleon III requested a classification system for France's best Bordeaux wines that were to be on display for visitors from around the world.

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Bordeaux wine regions

The wine regions of Bordeaux are a large number of wine growing areas, differing widely in size and sometimes overlapping, which lie within the overarching wine region of Bordeaux, centred on the city of Bordeaux and covering the whole area of the Gironde department of Aquitaine.

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Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the major black grape varieties worldwide.

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Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties.

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Cantenac

Cantenac is a former commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

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Château Boyd-Cantenac

Château Boyd-Cantenac is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.

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Château Brane-Cantenac

Château Brane-Cantenac is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux wine region of France.

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Château Cantenac-Brown

Château Cantenac-Brown is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.

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Château d'Angludet

Château d'Angludet or Château Angludet, is a Bordeaux wine estate in the appellation Margaux, in the commune of Cantenac on the left bank of the Gironde.

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Château d'Issan

Château d'Issan is a castle and winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.

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Château Dauzac

Château Dauzac is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France, in the commune of Labarde.

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Château Desmirail

Château Desmirail is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.

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Château du Tertre

Château du Tertre, or Le Tertre, is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France, in the commune of Arsac.

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Château Durfort-Vivens

Château Durfort-Vivens is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.

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Château Ferrière

Château Ferrière is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.

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Château Giscours

Château Giscours is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France, in the commune of Labarde.

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Château Kirwan

Château Kirwan is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.

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Château La Tour de Mons

Château La Tour de Mons, archaically named Tour de Marsac, is a winery and wine from the appellation Margaux, located in the Left Bank of the Bordeaux wine region of France, in the commune of Soussans.

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Château Lascombes

Château Lascombes is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.

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Château Malescot St. Exupéry

Château Malescot St.

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Château Margaux

Château Margaux, archaically La Mothe de Margaux, is a wine estate of Bordeaux wine, and was one of four wines to achieve ''Premier cru'' (first growth) status in the Bordeaux Classification of 1855.

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Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker

Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux wine region of France.

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Château Marquis de Terme

Château Marquis de Terme is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.

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Château Palmer

Château Palmer is a winery in the Margaux appellation d'origine contrôlée of the Bordeaux region of France.

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Château Pouget

Château Pouget is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.

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Château Prieuré-Lichine

Château Prieuré-Lichine, previously Château Le Prieuré and Château Prieuré-Cantenac, is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France, in the commune of Cantenac.

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Château Rauzan-Gassies

Château Rauzan-Gassies is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.

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Château Rauzan-Ségla

Château Rauzan-Ségla, or Château Rausan-Ségla, is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.

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First Growth

First Growth (Premier Cru) status is a classification of wines primarily from the Bordeaux region of France.

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Gironde estuary

The Gironde is a navigable estuary (often falsely referred to as a river), in southwest France and is formed from the meeting of the rivers Dordogne and Garonne just downstream of the centre of Bordeaux.

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Haut-Médoc AOC

Haut-Médoc is an ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) for wine in the Bordeaux wine region of southwestern France, on the Left Bank of the Gironde estuary.

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Labarde

Labarde is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

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Landes forest

The Landes forest (La forêt des Landes in French) or the Landes of Gascony (las Lanas de Gasconha in the Gascon language), in the historic Gascony natural region of southwestern France now known as Aquitaine, is the largest maritime-pine forest in Europe.

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Malbec

Malbec is a purple grape variety used in making red wine.

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Margaux

Margaux is a former commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

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Médoc

The Médoc (Gascon: Medòc) is a region of France, well known as a wine growing region, located in the département of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, north of Bordeaux.

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Médoc AOC

Médoc is an AOC for wine in the Bordeaux wine region of southwestern France, on the Left Bank of the Gironde estuary that covers the northern section of the viticultural strip along the Médoc peninsula.

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Merlot

Merlot is a dark blue-colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines.

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Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot is a variety of red wine grape, principally used in classic Bordeaux blends.

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Regional Bordeaux AOCs

In the Bordeaux wine region there are seven regional Appellations d'origine contrôlée (AOCs) that may be used throughout the Gironde department.

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Saint-Estèphe AOC

Saint-Estèphe is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for red wine in the Bordeaux region, located in the Médoc subregion.

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Soussans

Soussans is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaux_AOC

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